Grades 7-12: Register Now for MIT’s Summer Virtual HSSP, July 9-Aug. 13

Students entering Grades 7-12 (plus those who just graduated) are invited to register for MIT’s Summer HSSP, which will run virtually on six Saturdays, 1PM-4PM, July 9 – August 13. Register by June 26 with your preferences for classes to be entered in the lottery for class assignment. The total cost is $40, regardless of the number of classes taken, and generous need-based financial aid is available. The fee is paid after the lottery results are announced, during the period in which remaining seats may be reserved on a first-come/first-served basis. For more information, email summer-hssp@mit.edu. HSSP is run by MIT students, once again Zooming from far and wide to offer 25 courses (plus more to be added later), including these STEM-related ones:

  • Modeling Markets, Pandemics, and Peace: The Mathematics of Multi-Agent Systems
  • Intro to Computer Science and Programming with Python
  • A Very Basic Intro to Python Programming
  • Optimization in Graph Theory
  • Every Reference in “Finite Simple Group (of Order Two)” (And Possibly, Math (But No Promises))
  • Introduction to Proofs
  • Axiomatic Geometry and Proofs
  • Astrobiology
  • STEM Lecture Series
  • Problem Solving from Common Sense Extension
  • Environmental Pollution
  • Introduction to Epidemiology
  • Great and Small: Crazy Electrons
  • Saving the World with the Science of Sustainability!
  • Put Light to Work: Exploring the ultrafast with light
  • Astronaut Health: Optimization of Human Performance for the Extreme Environment of Space
  • Algorithmic Justice through Media Literacy Education
  • Beyond Medicine: Exploring Inclusivity and Equity in Healthcare

Museum of Science: Free, All-Day Forum on Using AI to Engineer a More Sustainable City, June 26

Boston’s Museum of Science will host a free, all-day forum — EmPowered by AI: Should We Engineer a More Sustainable City? — on June 26, 10AM-4PM. The forum will explore how artificial intelligence and machine learning can be used to develop sustainable solutions to the climate crisis on cities. Lunch will be provided. No background knowledge of artificial intelligence is required. This program is supported by the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation, Toyota Research Institute, BNY Mellon, and The Boston Foundation.

Woods Hole Film Festival at Museum of Science: June 16, July 21, Aug. 18

As part of its Summer Thursdays evening events for ages 18+, Boston’s Museum of Science will host three films from the Woods Hole Film Festival at the museum’s Mugar Omni Theater:

  • June 16:  Bruce & Alvin, a short documentary about the history and future of Alvin, one of the world’s only remaining publicly-funded manned submersibles
  • July 21: After Antarctica, a documentary about an international expedition to this changing continent
  • August 18: Our Future, Our Fight: Wildfires, a short episode from a 10-part docuseries about climate change and fire

MassBioEd Life Sciences Scholarship and Awards: Apply by June 30

MassBioEd is accepting, until June 30, applications and nominations for the following scholarship and awards. For more information, email BioTeach@massbioed.org.

UMass Amherst Summer Pre-College Programs at Newton’s Mt. Ida Campus

UMass Amherst is offering three summer pre-college programs for students in Grades 10-12 at its Mt. Ida campus in Newton. Students can experience college-level academics, explore their interests, and get a feel for campus life. All programs meet Monday-Friday, 9AM-4PM, are taught by UMass faculty and advanced graduate students, and feature hands-on, project-based learning. Residential and commuter options are available. Applications are considered on a rolling basis through mid-June.

  • Building & Construction Technology: CityLab, July 10-30
  • Veterinary Technology, July 10-23

N.E. Sci-Tech Celebrates Ham Radio Field Day, June 25-26

The New England Sci-Tech (NEST) STEM education center will celebrate ARRL Field Day — a worldwide event for amateur radio operators — with a family friendly Ham Radio Field Day open to the public, on June 25 (2PM-5PM) and June 26 (10AM-2PM) at 16 Tech Circle, off Route 9 in Natick. There will be tours of the NEST center, soldering workshops, maker activities, hidden transmitter hunts, and radio-operator license testing. You do not need a radio license to participate. On-site training will be provided.

Science Club for Girls: Summer Rocketry Program, Apply by June 1

Science Club for Girls is still accepting applications for its Summer 2022 Rocketry Program, which will be held in two sessions (Monday-Friday, 1:30PM-3:30PM, at Danehy Park (99 Sherman Street in Cambridge). Girls and gender-expansive youth who will be entering Grades 6-8 in the fall may apply by June 1 for one session:

  • Session 1: July 11-22 (Virtual for first week, in-person for second week
  • Session 2: August 1-12 (in-person for first week at Peabody School in Cambridge, and in-person for the second week at Danehy Park)  …Wait List only